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Monday, September 5, 2016

Meeting with French President Francois Hollande

Vladimir Putin met with President of France Francois Hollande.
The meeting took place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou,
where the leaders of the two countries arrived
to participate in the G20 Summit.

September
4, 2016

18:20

Hangzhou

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Meeting with French President Francois Hollande.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, colleagues,

It’s good that we have found the time to meet
on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, as it provides
an opportunity to discuss bilateral relations and issues that we
consider pressing and that we are working to resolve.

We have already spent enough time talking about international
and global economic problems – so now let’s turn to small,
modest issues that concern both France and Russia.

I looked forward to meeting with you personally during
the G20, because political problems have economic implications, because,
when there is war, when there are conflicts, terrorism and refugees –
all this has consequences for the economy, not to mention
the people’s suffering when they face such problems.

I would also like to discuss preparations
for the October visit to France you are planning. This visit
will include a series of symbolic gestures, such as the inauguration
of the Russian centre.

Also, I think we should discuss the situations in Syria
and Ukraine, since we are all involved in addressing these problems.
As for Ukraine, we need to discuss further cooperation
in the Normandy format. As for Syria, here we need
to move towards full-fledged dialogue. Despite certain military decisions
already adopted by all parties, we still need to work towards
resolving the crisis by political means. I think we all share
a common goal, which is to combat terrorism.

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